Voyager Point is a suburb, in

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, Australia. Voyager Point is located 25 kilometres (35 min) south of the

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, in the

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of the City of Liverpool. The only adjacent suburbs are Sandy Point, Holsworthy and Pleasure Point.

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, Panania and East Hills are located on the opposite bank of the

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. In the , Voyager Point recorded a population of 1,678 people.

History

Voyager Point takes its name from the commemorative park which was established following the loss of HMAS ''Voyager'' with the loss of 82 lives after the destroyer collided with the aircraft carrier HMAS ''Melbourne'' in February 1964. This area was formerly the East Hills Naval Estate, which contained about 70 married quarters for families of members in the

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. This suburb also housed refugees from 1954 many of whom who had fled concentration and refugee camps in Australia.

Heritage listings

Voyager Point has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Creekwood Reserve: Lucas Watermills Archaeological Sites

Landmarks

The area includes many native flora, fauna and walkways through the bushland areas. A footbridge across the Georges River connects the suburb to East Hills, near Henry Lawson Drive. The Avenue is the only access road into the suburb from Heathcote Road.

Streets

The original streets in the suburb, such as Torch and Pelorus, were named after ships of the Second Fleet. The suburb is a relatively new development by Delfin Lend Lease on land formerly belonging to Holsworthy Barracks. A second development was released in the early 2010s released by Defence Housing Australia in the North West Corner.

References

City of Liverpool (New South Wales) Suburbs of Sydney {{Sydney-geo-stub